Jay Asher weaves together heart wrenching story about one girl’s tragic suicide
Jay Asher is a man who wrote a book entirely from a teenaged girl’s point of view. However he does an amazing job of capturing situations that teen girls go through.
“Thirteen Reasons why” written by Jay Asher, is the Story of Hannah Barker, and the 13 reasons why she killed herself.
The book follows Clay Jennkins as he follows Hannah’s story around the town they both lived in.
The book starts out when clay returns home from school to find a package on his doorstep, the package contains seven tapes with numbers pained on the side of each tape. The voice of Hannah is recorded on the tapes as she gives the 13 reasons why she killed herself.
Each reason is a person who has to listen to the tapes.
As the reader follows clay through this emotional journey, the message is very clear: that people need to watch what they say to others because even the slightest comments can change how one sees themselves and can also change their lives.
This emotional read is not only focused towards teen girls but is a book that can and should be read by all. Everyone can find some way to relate to this book. And it’s truly a page-turner that will be hard to put down.
“Thirteen Reasons why” is a well written thoroughly thought out the book. There are a few to no plot holes, and every aspect is covered.
Dialogue is used well in this book and isn’t overwhelming, as well as Clay’s thoughts and feelings through out the entire book.
Nothing in this book is left unanswered, but it always leaves it’s self open to reader interpretation.
Descriptive words are abundant in this book, and the author does a wonderful job of creating mental images as well as creating a solid setting for the story to take place.
Even though some incidents seem a little far-fetched they still hit close to home when it comes to thinking about high school experiences.
Asher’s “Thirteen Reasons Why” is a book everyone should read, and everyone can enjoy. It is a great read for any weekend.
Written by: Andrea Bell